LIFE . . . It’s filled with peaks and valleys. There are happiness highs like graduation. Finding your soul mate. Landing a great job. The birth of a child. And then there are those awful lows. Disappointments. Heartbreak. The loss of loved ones. Health...

“What should I do with my life?” “Why am I here?” I struggled with those questions. For years. Knowing what my purpose for being on this planet was? Not a clue! Whether it was because of my upbringing or culture or confusion, the idea was firmly...

My life is one long DIY project. It’s full of messy inconsistencies. False starts, stops, and do-overs. Small successes and epic flops. Beauty, joy, and cherished moments mingled with sadness, pain, and disappointment. Days when everything goes almost as planned...

I googled “live your purpose” today and found 19,000,000 entries. Go into any book store and scan the magazine section. You’ll find a dozen with at least one article about purpose. Amazon lists close to 6,500 books that have to do with purpose. So what’s the big deal...

Procrastination is a thief — of time and of dreams. We all put things off once in a while, that’s normal. Sometimes the task isn’t particularly exciting or it’s too hard or overwhelming or we’re tired, so we avoid doing it. And,...

Kindness does matter. Now more than ever. And I firmly believe that kindness can change the world. One act at a time. One day at a time. One person at a time. Each of us can be an agent for change. It took a while for me to come around to this way of thinking though....